Elections in Hammersmith and Fulham
Local Authority Elections
Overview
In the last local election in the borough the Conservatives gained control from Labour by winning 33 of the 46 available seats. Labour won 13.
Local Authority Elections
Each ward is represented by two or three councillors. They are elected every four years. The last election was in May 2006.
Full details of ward results in the Hammersmith area
Addison Ward
| Candidate | Party | Votes | |
| Helen Louise Binmore | Conservative | 1799 | |
| Belinda Claire Donovan | Conservative | 1682 | |
| Peter Hugo James Tobias | Conservative | 1664 | |
| All the above elected | |||
| Siobhan Mary Coughlan | Labour | 1276 | |
| Melanie Lynne Smallman | Labour | 1238 | |
| Andrew Robert Ellard | Labour | 1155 | |
| Dylan Alban Patrick Clarence-Smith | Green Party | 597 | |
| Janet Lee Burden | Liberal Democrat | 480 | |
| John Barry Sutton | Liberal Democrat | 360 | |
| Katherine Susan Mills | Christian Peoples Alliance | 80 | |
| Ward turnout | 3668 | 45.4% | |
Askew Ward
| Candidate | Party | Votes | |
| Gillian Wynne Dickenson | Labour | 1186 | |
| Rory John Vaughan | Labour | 1086 | |
| Lisa Faith Homan | Labour | 1080 | |
| All the above elected | |||
| Henrietta Sarah Bewley | Liberal Democrat | 1052 | |
| Sophie Priscilla Sainty | Liberal Democrat | 1002 | |
| Thoby William Aldus Young | Liberal Democrat | 950 | |
| David Cann | Conservative | 806 | |
| William Joseph Oliver | Conservative | 769 | |
| Alexander Kenelm Evans | Conservative | 760 | |
| Ward Turnout | 3147 | 37.2% | |
Avonmore and Brook Green
| Candidate | Party | Votes | |
| Alexandra Eleanor Kenner Robson | Conservative | 1747 |
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| William Alexander Bethell | Conservative | 1717 |
|
| Robert Edwin Glover Iggulden | Conservative | 1669 |
|
| All the above elected | |||
| Mujeer Mohammad Khan (known as MUJ) | Labour | 931 |
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| Victoria Mariah Woodhatch | Labour | 847 |
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| Simon Crescent Risley | Labour | 841 |
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| Thomas Gervase Edward Cottam | Liberal Democrat | 447 |
|
| Nicola Joanne Crawley | Liberal Democrat | 438 |
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| Adrian Dean Whyatt | Liberal Democrat | 389 |
|
| Ward turnout | 3220 |
38.4% | |
Hammersmith Broadway
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|
| Kenneth Michael Cartwright | Labour | 1203 |
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| Lisa Eva Nandy | Labour | 1203 |
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| Stephen Edward Cowan | Labour | 1161 |
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| All the above elected | |||
| Edward Clarke | Conservative | 1152 |
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| Elizabeth Anne St Clair-Legge | Conservative | 1042 |
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| Oliver Douglas Craig | Conservative | 1038 |
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| Andrew Craig Young | Liberal Democrat | 448 |
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| Samuel Robert Le Rougetel | Liberal Democrat | 447 |
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| Meher Oliaji | Liberal Democrat | 366 |
|
| Ward turnout | 2878 |
37.2% | |
Ravenscourt Park Ward
| Candidate | Party | Votes | |
| Lucy Vivien Ivimy | Conservative | 1815 |
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| Richard Henry Phibbs | Conservative | 1725 |
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| Eugenie Kendall White | Conservative | 1687 |
|
| All the above elected | |||
| Christopher Maurice Allen | Labour | 1227 |
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| Julian Donald Hillman | Labour | 1164 |
|
| Anthony Ross McMahon (known as TONY) |
Labour | 1131 |
|
| Margaret Goldstein | Liberal Democrat | 563 |
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| Lillian Ruth Eckersley | Liberal Democrat | 514 |
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| Ian Jonathan Harris | Liberal Democrat | 499 |
|
| Ward turnout | 3608 |
49.3% | |
Shepherd's Bush Green Ward
| Candidate | Party | Votes | |
| Edmund Paul Owen (known as ED) | Labour | 909 | |
| Chinyere Mercy Umeh (known as MERCY) | Labour | 846 | |
| Alexander John Gervase Chalk | Conservative | 838 | |
| All the above elected | |||
| Abu Saleh Mohammad Jafar Khaled (known as JAFAR) | Labour | 834 | |
| John Robert Goodall | Conservative | 735 | |
| Charles Alistair Geoffrey Dewhirst | Conservative | 704 | |
| Patricia Owen | Liberal Democrat | 608 | |
| George Michael Collie | Liberal Democrat | 501 | |
| Jane Ann Jillian Winn | Liberal Democrat | 449 | |
| Ward turnout | 2432 |
31.6% | |
Hammersmith & Fulham Overall Results Summary - 2002
| Party | No. of Seats | % of Votes |
| Labour | 27 |
41.0 |
| Conservative | 19 |
42.5 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 |
14.1 |
| Independent | 0 |
2.4 |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 |
|
| Socialist Labour | 0 |
|
| UK Independence Party | 0 |
State of the Parties 1964 – 2006
| Date | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat | Total |
| 4th May 2006 | 33 |
13 |
0 |
46 |
| 2nd May 2002 | 18 |
28 |
0 |
46 |
| 7th May 1998 | 14 |
36 |
0 |
50 |
| 5th May 1994 | 15 |
33 |
2 |
50 |
| 3rd May 1990 | 22 |
28 |
0 |
50 |
| 8th May 1986 | 9 |
40 |
1 |
50 |
| 6th May 1982 | 23 |
25 |
2 |
50 |
| 4th May 1978 | 24 |
24 |
2 |
50 |
| 4th May 1974 | 10 |
48 |
2 |
60 |
| 13th May 1971 | 2 |
58 |
0 |
60 |
| 9th May 1968 | 54 |
6 |
0 |
60 |
| 7th May 1964 | 7 |
53 |
0 |
60 |
% share of the vote 1964 – 2002
| Date | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat | Others | Turnout % |
| 4th May 2006 | 50.4 |
33.1 |
13.9 |
2.0 | 39.7 |
| 2nd May 2002 | 42.5 |
41.0 |
14.1 |
2.4 | 32.0 |
| 7th May 1998 | 37.4 |
49.7 |
12.6 |
0.2 | 34.2 |
| 5th May 1994 | 35.9 |
49.8 |
13.6 |
0.7 | 46.3 |
| 3rd May 1990 | 42.3 |
48.3 |
5.3 |
4.1 | 53.2 |
| 8th May 1986 | 33.7 |
50.8 |
13.4 |
2.0 | 51.8 |
| 6th May 1982 | 40.1 |
37.7 |
20.4 |
1.9 | 50.0 |
| 4th May 1978 | 47.6 |
45.6 |
3.9 |
2.9 | 50.5 |
| 4th May 1974 | 36.3 |
56.8 |
6.3 |
0.6 | 41.3 |
| 13th May 1971 | 36.5 |
61.6 |
1.8 |
0.1 | 47.6 |
| 9th May 1968 | 58.2 |
38.9 |
2.3 |
0.6 | 39.1 |
| 7th May 1964 | 33.9 |
62.7 |
2.7 |
0.8 | 32.0 |
Ward by ward guide to sitting Councillors' majorities - Is your ward a marginal?
Results from the 2002 election in Hammersmith wards
Candidates for the May 4th 2006 Election
Election News
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Links
Democracy and Elections - From Council web site
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General Elections
Greg wins hands down in Hammersmith
Conservatives take local constituency from Labour - May 2005